There are 2 ways to get from Stavanger to Svalbard by plane or train
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Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola
best- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)SVG - LYR
10h 20m$273–437Train to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)KRS - LYR
21h 50m$208–442
Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stavanger to Svalbard is to train and fly which costs $200 - $450 and takes 21h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Stavanger to Svalbard is to fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $270 - $440.
The distance between Stavanger and Svalbard is 2204 km.
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Stavanger to Svalbard, including transfers.
There are 17+ hotels available in Svalbard.
What companies run services between Stavanger, Norway and Svalbard, SJ?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) twice daily.
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- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svalbard Airport, Longyear via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
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